Play the Game 2009

Play the Game 2009, the sixth world communications conference on sport and society took place in Coventry, UK 8-12 June 2009 and brought together over 270 stakeholders from the world of sport to debate and discuss these key issues in sport at Coventry University's Centre for the International Business of Sport.

This was the first Play the Game conference to be held outside the Nordic countries.

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A growing number of stakeholders realise that sport cannot fulfil its ambitions by being succesful as a global entertainment industry. On the contrary, commercial success is sometimes accompanied by serious threats to the core values and credibility of sport as a driver of social, cultural and educational progress.

The sixth Play the Game world communication conference on sport and society took place in Coventry, UK, and was co-hosted by Coventry University's Centre for the International Business of Sport, with main conference sessions taking place at the city's Cathedral.

Conference photos

Conference photographer Jens Astrup covered the 2009 conference and his photos can be used for editorial purposes if duly credited.

Conference material for download

The Play the Game 2009 magazine gives you extensive journalistic coverage of the eighth world communication conference on sport and society, which took place in Coventry, UK 8-12 June 2009.

Download and read the magazine as a PDF file:

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